TALLAHASSEE -- The Senate has launched a website seeking public input over the implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act.

The site will include links to information about the committee handling implementation, documents related to the act and a frequently asked question portion.

“In the coming months, members of the public, health care providers, representatives from Florida’s insurance industry, and countless other stakeholders will provide valuable feedback as members of the PPACA select committee discuss, evaluate and debate Florida’s policy options under one of the most complex and far-reaching federal laws in the history of our nation,” said President Don Gaetz in a news release. “The new portion of the Senate website was created to serve as a centralized location for interested parties to watch meetings, read bills and share their viewpoints with the committee.”

The Senate and House have formed specific committees to debate the health care law and how it should be implemented. Their most pressing tasks are to decide what route the state will go in implementing a health care exchange and whether to expand Medicaid to more low cost residents.

The Senate committee had its first meeting last Monday, where about two dozen Tea Party advocates slammed lawmakers for considering implementation and argued that the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the law was invalid.

The website can be accessed at http://www.flsenate.gov/topics/ppaca. .

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WILLIAM E. GIBSON, the Sun Sentinel’s Washington correspondent for 27 years, has covered seven presidential elections and 14 sessions of Congress, always with South Florida readers in mind.

Originally from the Kansas City area, he lived in New Mexico, New York and Fort Lauderdale before moving to Washington. Along the way, he studied journalism at the University of Kansas and Columbia University.